Exhibition Week 4, 1981

played in Minnesota, MN

81 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Miami Dolphins30103-16
Minnesota Vikings03470-41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:38 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 38 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Butch Johnson 23 pass from Jeff Komlo (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 11:53 MIN - Rafael Septien 25 field goal
2Q: 09:34 MIN - Stan Rome 10 pass from Mike Loyd (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 07:20 MIN - Herb Lusk 4 run (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 02:34 MIN - Irving Merchant 26 pass from Mike Loyd (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 00:20 MIN - Rafael Septien 40 field goal
3Q: 11:04 MIA - Monroe Eley 1 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 06:02 MIN - Herb Lusk 5 run (Rafael Septien extra point)
3Q: 02:37 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 41 field goal
4Q: 14:23 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 23 field goal

Team StatisticsMIAMIN
Record1-21-2
First Downs1628
- by Rushing69
- by Passing1014
- by Penalty05
Total Net Yards370369
- Offensive Plays5577
- Yards per Play6.734.79
Net Rushing Yards95128
- Rushing Attempts1542
- Yards per Rush6.333.05
Net Passing Yards275241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 24 - 334 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards278245
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/31/4
- Yards per Pass Play6.886.89
Fumbles/Lost3/32/2
3rd Down Conversions1/96/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.66.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards12/1113/15
Punt Returns/Yards1/220/0
Kick Returns/Yards5/1134/93
Interception Ret./Yards1/03/71
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 39
Time of Possession24:2335:37

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:31OWN 20436Punt
112:051:08OWN 632Punt
19:193:17OWN 20649Fumble
15:522:20OPP 42521Field Goal
214:491:48OWN 1939Fumble
211:481:30OWN 3637Fumble
29:272:07OWN 11314Interception
27:101:14OWN 3734Punt
22:181:13OWN 28312Interception
20:150:15OWN 35116Half
313:002:06OWN 46454Touchdown
35:543:23OWN 13763Field Goal
30:591:43OPP 27521Field Goal
47:340:50OWN 47233Interception
42:481:03OPP 3934Missed FG
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:291:24OWN 20426Punt
110:571:38OWN 21429Punt
16:020:10OWN 3110Interception
13:323:43OWN 41659Touchdown
213:011:13OPP 28420Field Goal
210:180:51OPP 43643Touchdown
27:200:10OPP 414Touchdown
25:563:38OWN 281272Touchdown
21:050:50OPP 39416Field Goal
315:002:00OWN 2937Punt
310:545:00OWN 291271Touchdown
32:311:32OWN 2037Fumble
414:166:42OWN 361245Missed FG
46:443:56OWN 15624Fumble
41:451:45OWN 4232Game

Game MVP: Thomas Henderson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Monroe Eley7608.573321
George Rogers6284.67800
Alonzo Becker199.00900
Mike Vardell1-2-2.00-200
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rick Moser19402.11600
Chester Willis9394.33800
Herb Lusk6183.00502
Curtis Dickey3103.33600
Mike Loyd231.50400
Butch Johnson188.00800
Jimmie Giles188.00800
Jeff Komlo122.00200

Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Vince Evans27161751/3037338.9
Bob Griese1281030/0034093.4
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Loyd22131391/42260107.9
Jeff Komlo1261060/0129173.6

Receiving Statistics

MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jeff Groth798812.575220
WR Rich Martini495614.0028310
RB George Rogers445513.7534370
WR Ike Harris25178.500140
FB Mike Hogan22168.008100
RB Monroe Eley1399.00090
WR Nat Moore133434.006340
RB Alonzo Becker11-1-1.000-10
TE Dana McKenzie1133.00030
WR Wayne Givens1111.00110
TE Tim Sherwin0100.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Irving Merchant697312.1720261
WR Bob Newland375317.673290
WR Charley Young354715.677260
WR Butch Johnson263417.0030231
WR Stan Rome222512.504151
RB Chester Willis2294.50650
TE Jimmie Giles1144.00040
RB Rick Moser0100.00000
FB Curtis Dickey0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
S Jake Scott100.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Thomas Henderson24321.500
S Terry Jackson12828.000

Fumble Statistics

MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
Monroe Eley1000
Alonzo Becker1000
Vince Evans1000
Donnell Erofeev0100
Tom Tuinei0100
Dave Simmons0010
Thomas Brown0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Rick Moser1000
Mike Loyd1000
Thomas Henderson0100
Terry Jackson0100
Mark Nichols0100
Mark Gastineau0010
Ken Fantetti0010
LeCharls McDaniel0010

Punting Statistics

MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Eddie Hare314648.742.0710
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marv Bateman313846.032.0501

Kicking Statistics

MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Freddie Steinfort3/41/20/1411/1
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rafael Septien2/31/10/0405/5

Punt Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Keith Moody12222.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Farasopoulos37224.00
Keith Moody24120.50
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Herb Lusk24723.50
Stan Rome12020.00
LeCharls McDaniel12626.00

Defensive Statistics

MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Mike Varty830.03524
S Jake Scott720.02623
S Neal Colzie610.02526
ILB Ed Bradley410.0206
S Chris Farasopoulos410.02917
ILB Dave Simmons340.03827
ILB Brian Kelley320.03832
CB Bobby Jackson320.02023
DT Donnell Erofeev300.02714
CB Keith Moody300.01318
DE Keith Gary241.02617
CB Lester Hayes220.02724
CB Ronald Cinkovsky200.02417
CB Roynell Young200.01818
DE Thomas Brown110.02424
DE Mike Clark110.01618
WR Ike Harris10---------
TE Dana McKenzie10---------
WR Jeff Groth10---------
OLB Fred McNeil010.02023
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB LeCharls McDaniel710.01133
S Gary Fencik510.0928
ILB Ken Fantetti430.0928
CB Keith Simpson410.0923
S Roland Solomon400.01231
DE Mark Gastineau211.01028
S Terry Jackson220.01335
S John Harris210.01231
DT James Hunter210.0516
CB Ricky Ray200.0825
DT Norm Wells200.01024
OLB Rickey Jackson200.0917
RB Rick Moser10---------
ILB Eddie Johnson100.046
DE Anthony Jolly010.01032
OLB Thomas Henderson010.0518

Pass Rush Statistics

MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Keith Gary1.000017
ILB Dave Simmons0.011027
DT Tom Tuinei0.010021
ILB Brian Kelley0.001432
OLB Fred McNeil0.001123
DT Donnell Erofeev0.001014
DE Mike Clark0.001018
DT Brad White0.001011
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mark Gastineau1.000228
ILB Bob Nelson0.011023
DE Anthony Jolly0.001132
DE Ernest Kirk0.001020
DT Norm Wells0.001024

Pass Defense Statistics

MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Chris Farasopoulos40017
CB Bobby Jackson31023
S Neal Colzie30026
S Jake Scott21123
CB Roynell Young20018
ILB Brian Kelley10032
OLB Mike Varty10024
CB Ronald Cinkovsky10017
CB Keith Moody10018
DE Mike Clark10018
OLB Fred McNeil01023
CB Lester Hayes01024
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB LeCharls McDaniel50033
CB Keith Simpson40023
S Gary Fencik30028
S Terry Jackson21135
ILB Ken Fantetti21028
CB Ricky Ray20025
S Roland Solomon11031
S John Harris10031
DE Mark Gastineau10028
DT Norm Wells10024
DT James Hunter10016
OLB Rickey Jackson10017
OLB Thomas Henderson01218
OLB Chris Keating01012

Blocking Statistics

MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Greg Sampson3407020
Bob Kuechenberg22012028
Robert Woods12010024
Craig Wolfley1208020
Guy Morriss02013026
Billy Bryan01010129
Sylvester Croom0102016
Dennis Harrah01012019
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Glenn Hyde58031023
Doug Smith39031025
Dennis Nelson35142132
Curtis Dickey2201508
Alan Willis06125026
Halvor Hagen03029021
Tim Irwin03025022
Don Warren0101909
Eric Cunningham01027023
Joe Rose01027019

Special Teams Tackles

MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Neal Colzie120
Wayne Givens117
Tim Sherwin116
Bobby Jackson115
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Roland Solomon214
Don Warren118
Ricky Ray118
Ron Shumon112
Tim Irwin11

Participation

MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Brian Kelley------38321787
Dave Simmons------38271580
Neal Colzie------25262071
Mike Varty------3524362
Bobby Jackson------20231558
Chris Farasopoulos------2917854
Keith Moody------13182253
Jeff Groth1027------1552
Lester Hayes------2724---51
Thomas Brown------2424351
Jake Scott------2623150
Roynell Young------18181349
Billy Bryan1029------746
Keith Gary------2617346
Monroe Eley715------2345
Fred McNeil------2023245
Donnell Erofeev------2714344
Ronald Cinkovsky------2417344
Guy Morriss1326------342
Bob Kuechenberg1228------141
Dana McKenzie920------837
Tim Sherwin615------1637
Vince Evans828---------36
Tom Tuinei------1521---36
Dennis Harrah1219------435
Mike Clark------1618135
Robert Woods1024---------34
Mike Vardell511------1834
Brad White------1811534
Craig Wolfley820------533
Wayne Givens411------1732
Rich Martini623------332
Ike Harris822---------30
Nat Moore720---------27
Greg Sampson720---------27
Ed Bradley------206---26
Claude Minor118------726
Mike Hogan516------526
George Rogers717---------24
Sylvester Croom216------422
Bob Griese712---------19
Freddie Steinfort00------99
Richie Minter------32---5
Alonzo Becker13---------4
Dan Manucci00------44
Eddie Hare00------33
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dennis Nelson4232---------74
Irving Merchant3123------1670
Terry Jackson------13351765
Mike Loyd3923------365
Glenn Hyde3123------660
Doug Smith3125------460
Roland Solomon------12311457
Halvor Hagen2921------656
Eric Cunningham2723------656
Joe Rose2719------753
LeCharls McDaniel------1133953
Alan Willis2526------152
Ricky Ray------8251851
Butch Johnson2226------149
Tim Irwin2522------148
John Harris------1231447
Don Warren199------1846
Mark Gastineau------1028644
Anthony Jolly------1032143
Curtis Dickey158------1942
Ken Fantetti------928441
Bob Newland1822---------40
Charley Young1819------340
Gary Fencik------928340
Norm Wells------1024438
Thomas Henderson------5181336
Bob Nelson------623635
Keith Simpson------923335
Chester Willis1223---------35
Ernest Kirk------1020434
Stan Rome710------1633
Rick Moser226------432
Herb Lusk82------2131
Rickey Jackson------917531
Jimmie Giles118------322
Chris Keating------612321
James Hunter------516---21
Mark Nichols------57719
Ron Shumon------231217
Jeff Komlo312---------15
Eddie Johnson------46313
Rafael Septien00------1111
Franky Smith03------14
Marv Bateman00------33
Pat Ryan00---------0
Jim Ryan------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7537.6
Middle8425.3
Right000.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11373.4
Middle18402.2
Right12524.3
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Vince Evans27162014323
Bob Griese1282011110
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Loyd22132013440
Jeff Komlo1263011211

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1611925.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)12812110.1
Long (19+ Yds)41348.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)106464.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)1271109.2
Long (19+ Yds)62559.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rich Martini94056123
WR Jeff Groth97188127
WR Ike Harris52017022
RB George Rogers44055117
RB Monroe Eley3109015
WR Nat Moore31034120
FB Mike Hogan22016016
RB Alonzo Becker110-103
TE Dana McKenzie1103020
WR Wayne Givens1101011
TE Tim Sherwin1010015
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Irving Merchant96173223
WR Bob Newland73053122
WR Butch Johnson62034126
WR Charley Young53147119
WR Stan Rome22025010
RB Chester Willis2209023
TE Jimmie Giles110408
RB Rick Moser100006
FB Curtis Dickey100008

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Monroe Eley111.008.57
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Herb Lusk294.503.00
Rick Moser263.002.11
Jimmie Giles188.008.00
Curtis Dickey111.003.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Vince Evans4151.256.48
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mike Loyd51102.006.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Nat Moore2000.0011.33
WR Ike Harris1000.003.40
WR Rich Martini1155.006.22
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Charley Young2000.009.40
WR Butch Johnson1000.005.67
RB Rick Moser1000.000.00
WR Stan Rome111010.0012.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MiamiRushesConversions
Alonzo Becker10
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Herb Lusk22
Rick Moser21
Mike Loyd20
Chester Willis21

Third Down Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompConversions
Bob Griese421
Vince Evans410
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Mike Loyd432
Jeff Komlo200

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Ike Harris200
WR Jeff Groth211
RB Monroe Eley100
RB Alonzo Becker110
WR Wayne Givens110
WR Rich Martini100
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Irving Merchant321
WR Butch Johnson200
WR Stan Rome111

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,200 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,500 (21,900)
End Zone14,300 (15,800)
Mezzanine8,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats12,000 (14,000)
Club Seats7,000 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes3,400 (3,600)